Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 5 (game #581).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #582) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… In for the evening
NYT Strands today (game #582) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SMART
- PAIN
- THUG
- BRAT
- GONE
- WAGES
NYT Strands today (game #582) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #582) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #582) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #582, are…
- ROBES
- PAJAMAS
- NIGHTGOWNS
- JOGGERS
- LONGJOHNS
- SPANGRAM: LOUNGEWEAR
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
My most disliked phrase is the one about it being good to get out of your comfort zone. In my experience, leaving the comfort zone is never a good idea, but especially when it comes to clothes.
Yes indeed, the clothes described here all come under the banner of LOUNGEWEAR, but for many of us – especially those of us who are freelance, working-from-home types – they also describe what we wear 90% of the time.
Leaving the house also means leaving my clothing comfort zone and wearing something other than JOGGERS: belts, shoes, material that isn’t soft. It’s a harsh world out there.
Anyway, I digress – today’s Strands was suitably comfortable and easygoing, just the thing I needed as I eased myself into a hectic day of lounging.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, October 5, game #581)
- LURE
- PLOY
- TRICK
- RUSE
- DECEPTION
- STRATAGEM
- SPANGRAM: ITSATRAP
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
